DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) today announced that its Board
of Directors has elected Javed Ahmed, former chief executive officer of
Tate & Lyle PLC, as an independent director of the company.
The election of Mr. Ahmed brings membership of the CF Industries
Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors to twelve. He is expected to stand for
re-election by stockholders at the company’s 2019 Annual Meeting.
“We are pleased to welcome Javed to the CF Industries Board,” said
Stephen A. Furbacher, chairman of the board, CF Industries Holdings,
Inc. “Javed’s extensive international experience, expertise gained in
the agriculture and food sectors as CEO of Tate & Lyle, and
understanding of our industry will benefit the Board and our management
team greatly. We look forward to his contributions as we work together
to create long-term value for our stockholders.”
About Javed Ahmed
Mr. Ahmed, 58, is the former chief executive officer of Tate & Lyle PLC,
a global provider of solutions and ingredients for food, beverage and
industrial markets. Prior to this role, he spent 17 years with Benckiser
NV (later Reckitt Benckiser Group plc), a leading consumer products
group, in a number of senior roles. He began his career with Procter &
Gamble before spending five years with Bain & Co.
Mr. Ahmed holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and
a B.A. from Williams College.
About CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
CF Industries is a leading global fertilizer and chemical company with
outstanding operational capabilities and a highly cost-advantaged
production and distribution platform. Our 3,000 employees operate
world-class manufacturing complexes in Canada, the United Kingdom and
the United States. We serve our customers in North America through an
unparalleled production, storage, transportation and distribution
network. We also reach a global customer base with exports from our
Donaldsonville, Louisiana, plant, the world’s largest and most flexible
nitrogen complex. Additionally, we move product to international
destinations from our Verdigris, Oklahoma, facility; our Yazoo City,
Mississippi, facility; our Billingham and Ince facilities in the United
Kingdom; and from a joint venture ammonia facility in the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago in which we own a 50 percent interest. CF Industries
routinely posts investor announcements and additional information on the
company’s website at www.cfindustries.com
and encourages those interested in the company to check there frequently.
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Source: CF Industries Holdings, Inc.